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Eastern Missouri Commission Company

Name: Eastern Missouri Commission Company livestock auction prices — 2020-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Bowling Green, Missouri · Fri, May 22

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1810

← May 15May 22May 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,793 head

▲ 1,513 vs last sale 280▲ 647 vs year ago 1,146 · +56.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

325 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 250▲ 25 vs year ago 300 · +8.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the last special two weeks ago, steer calves weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to firm, 500-600 lb sold 3.00-6.00 higher with spots 8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold with a steady to firm undertone. Feeder heifers weighing 400-500 lbs sold steady to 3.00 higher with 500-725 lb heifers trading steady to 3.00 lower with overall quality not as attractive as two weeks ago. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady. Demand was moderate to good with the best demand on the 5 weight steers with supply moderate to heavy. Bulk of the feeders weighed 350-650 lbs. . Cattle on Feed Report released Friday with On Feed at 95 percent; Placements at 78 percent and Marketings at 76 percent. Placements were the second lowest for April since the series began in 1996. April Marketings are the lowest since the series began in 1996.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $156.28/cwt on 677 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −85.42 against this barn's trailing median of $241.70.

Average price

$156.28

677 head · 562 lb average

Value per head Derived

$879

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$186

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$19.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.57

vs MO average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	159.70	922	412
Medium and Large 1-2	539	152.60	823	216
Large 1	562	150.71	847	17thin
Medium and Large 2	526	140.04	736	32

One grade step is worth $19.66/cwt here — about $186 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale677 hd

156.28

—

MO average19 barns · 16,309 hd

148.71

+7.57

This barn, trailing median23 sales

241.70

−85.42

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

23 sales

Steers 0–100 lb: high $259.77, low $218.18, median $241.70 across 23 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,781	94.08	1,675	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,475	60.04	886	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,254	58.93	739	74
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	50.85	525	61
Heifers	Choice	Average	1,227	114.64	1,407	6thin
Steers	Choice	Average	1,391	114.67	1,595	23
Steers	Select and Choice	Average	1,236	111.40	1,377	4thin

Every lot

87 lots · USDA AMS · Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	312	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	571	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	487	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	376	166.58/cwt	161.00–171.50	626	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	179.82/cwt	178.00–181.00	683	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	410	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	687	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	618	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	430	165.41/cwt	162.50–171.00	711	35
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	173.13/cwt	172.50–175.00	750	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	472	165.41/cwt	161.00–169.00	781	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	483	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	725	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	178.74/cwt	171.00–180.00	878	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	492	170.75/cwt	170.75–170.75	840	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	171.54/cwt	166.25–180.50	904	56
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	142.77/cwt	141.00–145.00	752	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	536	164.10/cwt	163.50–165.00	880	5
Steers	—	Large 1	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	3
Steers	—	Large 1Unweaned	566	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	866	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	163.49/cwt	158.50–166.50	930	101
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	580	144.54/cwt	140.50–149.50	838	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	596	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	897	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	612	142.37/cwt	135.50–145.00	871	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	629	144.95/cwt	143.75–153.00	912	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	654	136.26/cwt	135.50–138.50	891	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	667	144.69/cwt	142.75–146.25	965	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	139.29/cwt	137.00–141.50	1,000	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	733	134.50/cwt	127.50–137.00	986	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	134.08/cwt	133.50–134.25	1,030	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	771	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	983	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	807	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,021	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	116.25/cwt	116.25–116.25	1,050	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	987	110.75/cwt	110.75–110.75	1,093	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	314	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	534	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	337	157.02/cwt	155.00–159.00	529	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	346	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	502	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	389	157.10/cwt	152.00–161.00	611	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	398	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	619	30
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	148.30/cwt	147.00–150.00	615	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	152.92/cwt	149.00–155.50	658	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	133.57/cwt	128.50–139.00	629	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	149.34/cwt	145.50–154.50	712	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	488	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	705	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	518	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	695	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	137.23/cwt	136.00–138.25	714	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	132.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	691	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	530	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	655	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	121.94/cwt	120.50–125.25	654	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	126.29/cwt	125.00–128.00	720	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	730	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	776	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	807	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	619	122.83/cwt	121.00–125.50	760	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	127.09/cwt	126.00–130.00	789	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	653	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	668	126.91/cwt	125.75–129.00	848	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	668	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	735	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	694	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	770	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	707	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	901	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	711	129.79/cwt	129.50–131.50	923	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	721	113.75/cwt	113.75–113.75	820	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	736	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	824	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	767	121.33/cwt	117.25–123.50	931	43
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	852	122.25/cwt	122.25–122.25	1,042	10
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	334	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	564	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	429	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	697	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	477	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	644	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	507	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	662	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	133.80/cwt	131.50–135.00	780	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	678	118.41/cwt	115.00–122.00	803	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	754	110.50/cwt	110.50–110.50	833	4
Slaughter Cattle · Steers2 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Select and Choice	1,236	111.40/cwt	111.00–112.50	1,377	4
Steers	—	Choice	1,391	114.67/cwt	114.00–115.25	1,595	23
Slaughter Cattle · Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Heifers	—	Choice	1,227	114.64/cwt	113.50–116.50	1,407	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,513	77.29/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,169	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	91.66/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,548	20
Bulls	—	—	1,979	100.90/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,997	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	944	39.74/cwt	34.50–42.00	375	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,013	46.04/cwt	43.00–49.00	466	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	54.14/cwt	50.00–57.50	573	29
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,076	60.46/cwt	58.00–66.00	651	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	50.26/cwt	48.00–53.00	618	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,241	58.61/cwt	54.50–61.50	727	36
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	64.48/cwt	62.00–69.00	829	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,444	58.73/cwt	56.50–61.50	848	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,463	51.36/cwt	50.00–52.50	751	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,527	65.47/cwt	62.00–68.50	1,000	10

This sale against other markets

Missouri weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Missouri auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Missouri feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Eastern MO Commission Company - Bowling Green, MO

Fri May 22, 2020

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Jefferson City, MO (LS-JC)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,793Last week 280Year ago 1,146

Slaughter CattleReceipts 325Last week 250Year ago 300

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	522	127.00–135.00	132.43
6	—	707	127.50	127.50
6	—	337	155.00–159.00	157.02
3	—	653	127.00	127.00
3	—	488	144.50	144.50
30	—	389	152.00–161.00	157.10
20	—	621	126.00–130.00	127.09
18	—	415	147.00–150.00	148.30
16	—	570	125.00–128.00	126.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	110.00	110.00
4	—	736	112.00	112.00
4	—	530	123.50	123.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	398	155.50	155.50
29	—	518	134.25	134.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	767	117.25–123.50	121.33
41	—	477	145.50–154.50	149.34
40	—	668	125.75–129.00	126.91
34	—	711	129.50–131.50	129.79
32	—	520	136.00–138.25	137.23
23	—	600	134.50	134.50
19	—	430	149.00–155.50	152.92
10	—	852	122.25	122.25
3	—	588	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	721	113.75	113.75
10	—	619	121.00–125.50	122.83
10	—	536	120.50–125.25	121.94
10	—	471	128.50–139.00	133.57
9	—	694	111.00	111.00
4	—	346	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	575	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	314	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	718	137.00–141.50	139.29
14	—	903	116.25	116.25
12	—	433	172.50–175.00	173.13
6	—	987	110.75	110.75
3	—	807	126.50	126.50
101	—	569	158.50–166.50	163.49
56	—	527	166.25–180.50	171.54
47	—	667	142.75–146.25	144.69
33	—	491	171.00–180.00	178.74
24	—	380	178.00–181.00	179.82
22	—	629	143.75–153.00	144.95
18	—	768	133.50–134.25	134.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	150.50	150.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	566	153.00	153.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	545	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	580	140.50–149.50	144.54
25	—	472	161.00–169.00	165.41
19	—	612	135.50–145.00	142.37
17	—	654	135.50–138.50	136.26
6	—	312	183.00	183.00
5	—	536	163.50–165.00	164.10
4	—	771	127.50	127.50
36	—	733	127.50–137.00	134.50
35	—	430	162.50–171.00	165.41
35	—	376	161.00–171.50	166.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	483	150.00	150.00
7	—	527	141.00–145.00	142.77
5	—	412	150.00	150.00
4	—	810	114.00	114.00
4	—	660	122.00	122.00
4	—	331	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	492	170.75	170.75
15	—	410	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	477	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	507	130.50	130.50
8	—	678	115.00–122.00	118.41
6	—	583	131.50–135.00	133.80
5	—	429	162.50	162.50
5	—	334	169.00	169.00
4	—	754	110.50	110.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,444	56.50–61.50	58.73
10	—	1,527	62.00–68.50	65.47
4	—	1,463	50.00–52.50	51.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,241	54.50–61.50	58.61
24	—	1,286	62.00–69.00	64.48
14	—	1,230	48.00–53.00	50.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,058	50.00–57.50	54.14
15	—	1,013	43.00–49.00	46.04
9	—	944	34.50–42.00	39.74
8	—	1,076	58.00–66.00	60.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,689	86.00–95.00	91.66
12	—	1,979	96.00–107.00	100.90
2	—	1,513	75.00–80.00	77.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Select and Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,236	111.00–112.50	111.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,391	114.00–115.25	114.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,227	113.50–116.50	114.64

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.